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The world is not for sale : farmers against junk food

"Leading the protest in Millau was a local sheep farmer, Jose Bove, who has emerged as a charismatic and eloquent spokesman for the movement. In this lively and hard-hitting book, Bove, together with the General Secretary of the French Farmers' Confederation, Francois Dufour, recounts the dramatic events of the demonstration and Bove's subsequent imprisonment. They examine the issues behind the campaign, the industrialization of agriculture in a global economy, the massive environmental damages this is wreaking and the tasteless, unhealthly food that results. Bove and Dufour prosposes an alliance of farmers, consumers and ecologists to promote public awareness of these issues. They launched their campaign to enthusiastic support at the WTO protests in Seattle."--Jacket.

"The small town of Millau in south-west France was recently the scene of an extraordinary protest. Responding to America's hike of import duties on the locally produced Roquefort cheese, an angry group of local farmers marched to the site of a McDonald's fast food restaurant, then under construction, and dismantled it. They piled the building on the back of their tractors and drove it through the town in front of cheering supporters. The protest made front-page news around the world as the latest indication of burgeoning public concern about the growth of junk food and the agribusiness it depends on."

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Jose Bove, a French farmer, has become a leading figure in the global anti-capitalist protests. This book tells his story and examines the issues behind the WTO protests in Seattle, November 2000: the industrialization of agriculture in a global economy and the environmental damage this is causing.Read more...

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.".. a call to action, and a timely reminder of the principle: 'Think globally, act locally.'"--"Food Magazine".".. an engaging account of two twentieth-century heroes who, in their fight for sustainable agriculture, have embraced the larger vision for a more just, healthy, and harmonic global community."--"clamour magazine""A vivid testament to the extraordinary potential when local communities, heroic direct actionists and employees come together I creative alliances against corporate power."--"New Statesman""Critics frequently accuse the opponents of economic globalization of not presenting any alternative ... "The World is Not For Sale" couldn't prove them more wrong."--"Red Pepper""In tune with the movement for which it will become a core text."--"Independent""It is refreshing to read informed argument by people who are both left wing and who, as working farmers, know what they are talking about."--"Socialist Review""Naomi Klein's "No Logo", Eric Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation, The Silent Takeover" By Noreena Hertz and now Bove's book are the bibles of the anti-capitalist movement."--"Guardian""The peasant leader regarded as a hero in the battle to save France from fast food and free trade is bringing his revolt across the Channel to protest against the 'perversion' of British agricultural policy."--"Sunday Times""Today MacDonald's, tomorrow the world."--"Times"Read more...

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